Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Bench

Thomas R. Bench has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5743925
    Abstract: A compact cyclone filter train for the removal of hazardous and radiologi particles from a gaseous fluid medium which permits a small cyclone separator to be used in a very small space envelope due to the arrangement of the filter housing adjacent to the separator with the cyclone separator and the filters mounted on a plate. The entire unit will have a hoist connection at the center of gravity so that the entire unit including the separator, the filters, and the base can be lifted and repositioned as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy
    Inventor: Thomas R. Bench
  • Patent number: 4882071
    Abstract: A method for the in situ decontamination of underground water containing -volatile contaminants comprising continuously contacting in situ underground water containing non-volatile contaminants with a liquid-absorbent material possessing high capillary activity, allowing the non-volatile contaminants to deposit in the material while the water moves upwardly through the material by capillary action, allowing substantially decontaminated water to be volatilized by impinging solar radiation, and then allowing the volatilized water to escape from the material into the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by The Department of Energy
    Inventors: Thomas R. Bench, Larry D. McCann